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A Garden Party for Three, 

A Light-Headed Family, 

A Lily Race, 

A Little Brittany Maid, 

A Very Handsome Mermaid, . 

Black Eyed Susan, 

Greeting, . 

Little Dame Pansy, 

Pretty Little Nieces, 

Seven Little Fairies, 

The Bee’s Mistake, 

The Dance on the Beach, 

The Fan Tribe, . 

The Grimalkin Familv, . 

The Japanese Family, 

The Man in the Moon, . 

“The Moon has a Host of Children,” 
The Peacock’s Train, 

The Sunflower Dance, . 

The Very Polite Little Boy, 

Tulips, . , 

Very /Esthetic, . 

Which Shall Win ? 


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Here and there and everywhere . 
On the earth and in the air, 
Sport a merry flfin creun, 
Ready for a romp with you. 


Set your hearts and windows wide, 
Set them in on every side, 
cdnd with this delightful band, 
Take a stroll through Elfin-Land . 


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V[y lady wears a pretty train, 


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THAT REACHES FAR, AND STRETCHES WIDE, 


AND SILK OR SATIN THOUGH IT BE, 

THE WHOLE GRIMALKIN FAMILY 

WILL CUT BEHIND AND TAKE A RIDE. 






















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THE MAN IN THE MOON 




n\an in the rnoon once had a urife’, 
And she Was really ttje plague of Ijis life. 

Jljey used to pail ir) a bri^hl’ caqoe, 
prorr] east ta West, o‘er the shy so blue. 

But she Was restless ar)d t]eWas roujf], 
And said t]e tjadq't half rooir] erjoU^hj. 

Qqe night* iq turning the boat aroUnd, 

Th e ^o^an fell out, aqd st)e Was droWrjed. 

And down in the lake she sails aloqe 
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She HyAS SLAVES JO DO BIDDIfj'^i 

/All the bi q /\nd little pis^ES, 

B^INq pEf\ JEWELS WIJHOUT fMUMBEF^, 

/And prepare daintv dishes. 


OL \Jex\j yfanchome TRexmaib. 


A Vef^y ^andsome mermaid, 
fATHEf^ NEPJUNE'S OfNLY D/\UGjHJEF\; 
Has /k ver/ lovely bowef^, 

/'ll pER^OWN, BEfME/VJH JHE W/\JER. 


We pEAf\ ABOUJ HEI^RACEFUL pOF\M, 

JHE WIJH WHICH SHE'S LADEN, 

Buj no °(^ e ye T has ever, seen 
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The peacock spreads /(is brilliant train, 

And struts about wit!] pride , 

JVo otter bird seems quite so vain, 

]n all tpe regions wide. 

Eacfi plume is like a sparkling gem. 
Of rich and radiant dyes ; 

Some cherub must have painted them, 
And all those shining eyes. 


And if / had as fine a gown 
As his, upon my word 
Id strut a little, up and down; 
And be as vain a bird . 







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A star-fish stood on the sandy shore 
To list to the seaside band, 

As with rumble-tumble drsh and roar 
The waves swept over the land. 

The man in the moon from his binnacle soon 
Suspended the beacon-light. 

“Aha ! ” cried the star-fish, full of glee, 

“ I'll have a nice dance to-night ! ” 


A jig and a hornpipe all alone 
He danced to a lively tune, 

And capered about with his shadow' there 
In the silvery light of the moon. 

Then up came others by twos and tv/os, 
Some of them real old salts, 

Who danced the Polka, Virginia Reel, 
And the new Society Waltz. 



With twinkling feet they skipped about 
Like elves on the shining sand, 

And kept good time to the rhyme and chime 
Of the famous seaside band. 

They danced and capeVed, and skipped and tripped, 
As merry as they could be, 

Till the tide came up with a sudden rush 
And swept them into the sea. 





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fC5)|e ^ee'.s JYU^take. 

<Jl little girl by the name of Nose, 

In a quiet corner sat, 

When a hone)'-bee sailed round and round 
The rim of her garden-hat. 




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/Said the bee, ‘ah me ! so sweet a flower 
I haven’t beheld to - day ! ” 
rflnd he came so near to the pretty Nose, 
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An excellent family, every one said, 

But rather too airy and light in the head ; 
Why, .it was a fact 
Good judgment they lacked, 

And many, yes, many were certainly cracked ! 


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There was Mrs. Henpen with a very stiff cap ; 
And Master Gooseloose—-a remarkable chap ; 
And Mr. P'oochoo 
With a very long cue. 

And Bo*peep, and Dorking, and little Boy-Blue. 


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III. 

They made up a party t,o visit the moon, 

Each member to furnish a private balloon ; 

They said, “We will fly 
Along through the sky, 

And anchor ourselves to the stars by and by.” 

IV. 

That they had any brains there is reason to doubt, 
For the wind blew a gale on the day they set out, 
And Foochoo, don't you see. 

Was caught fast in a tree ! 

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V. 

] hey wanted to stop, but they couldn’t, you know, 
For, having once started, they just had to go ; 

And lightly they soared, 

And strange countries explored, 

But they hadn’t the least bit of ballast on board. 


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Now over the hills they went thumpety-thump ! 
Uainst each other s heads they went bumpety-bump ! 
Now here and now there, 

But it didn’t much scare 
This light-headed family, I do declare ! 


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A furious gust blew them all in a bunch ; 

How joily !” cried Mrs. Henpen. “ Let’s have lunch !” 
Ah, she was too rash ! 

There soon was a crash ! 

And the light-headed family all went to smash ! 



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‘pHI. S.UN FLOWER. "JjjAMCE, . 


C0(viE, D/VNCE WITH f"1E !”THE SU('IFLOWEI\ S^AID, 

Tossing his locks about, 

Till t^ey stood like Ah aureole f\ouho his Head, 
"Let’s da^ ce ’till jHe stars co(he oi)t • 

He led tHe Way, and in sinsLe f^i le 
JhEY D/NCED THOUGH JHE FIELDS Of C0f\N; 

WfHiLE THE SUN WENT DOWN WITH A CHEERFUL SpllLE, 

And laughed when he r,ose fiEXT M0f\N ! 



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^Seven little fairies came 
When the storm was ended* 


Seven little fairies came 
direst up very splendid 

Hand in hand they marched aionjjj, 
Keeping close together*, 

"Driving gloomy clouds away, 
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tUDHiefc, <SfuOl Wux ? 


Johnqy Was a little boy, but fje t)ad a wist] 

Whjeri be went a-fist]ing, to t]aul ir) tlje biggest fish; 
Hoo^ and line so stroqg as tjis,surely could qotfail, 
Johnny ttjought, to catcf] a shark, or perct)aqce,a Wtjale. 


Early oq a rainy day, Johnny oq tt) e stjore 
Felt a tuggiqg at his line; qeVer felt before; 

Then he straightened up.aqd said,opening Wide his eyes, 
“Cracky ! ijoW I £uess I've §ok sonierhin^ like a prize! 


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Johnny pulled aqd tugged away ^ then h e S ave a looK; 

Saw a nqonstrous turtle fastened firrqly to tjis hook,*, 
TooK a firrqer hold and said, "Which of us shall Win ? 

I fTfust either pull you out, or you'll pull rqe iq ! “ 





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Little Dame Dansy. 

Little dame pansy puT on pEf\ best BoppEy, 
jHEf^E WASN’T A f^IBBOp 0I\ FEATHER UPON IT, 
yAND WALK.INQ ALONG THOUGH A PAT H THAT WAS SHADY, 

/SL|E HAPPENED T° PEEy WITH A VE^Y OLD L/\DY. 

JhiS VEf^Y OLD LADY, THEI^E WAS NO DENYING, 

WAS VEf^Y M UCp TROUBLED, HEF\ tyP-Syi\INQS WEI\E fLYINQ, 
“0 DEAI\ NflSTPESS pANSY ! " SHE Cf\lED \ I’LL qO CF^AZY ! 
fbl^SOflE ONE PAS STOLEN pY LOVELIEST DAISY !“ 



"You OUQHT yo BE THANKFUL !“ THE LiyTLE D/\ME P/VNSY 
|v!aoe ^nswef^," yH at some one Has jaken A T*ncy 
Jo SOME Of YOU^ CplLQf\EN. DON’T BE IN A PASSION ! 
fb^ DAISIES,YOU I^NOW, J\f\i TpE Tip OF JHE FASpiON 1” 


















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d! little .Brittany maid 
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Who never wore gowWgm 
Sat down all alone 
On a great round stone, 
With a nice bowl of bread and milk . 




AT pert little magpie came, 

Jfls saucy respects to pay, 

Good luck ! M cried the maid, 

Not a bit ajraid 
1 shall have good luck all the day/ 


1Tien ere she had ceased to laugh, 

For she■ was a merry soul, 

She looked again, 
rind saw very plain 
Tieo magpies perched m her bowl / 


The maidert began to cry 
Alas ! and alack-a-day / 

Tis surely a sign 
/Bad luck will be mine / 
Bad luck !- and she ran atcajf. 






























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ft Vu \\ Polije Little fSoy. 


\ knew a little boy 
So exceedingly polite ; 

He wouldn’t leave the room, unless 
He asked you if he might; 

His hair was always smooth, 

And he looked so spick and span, 
You really might have thought 
He was a wooden little man! 


One day as he began 
To remark, ‘Sir, if you please- 
Intendi ng to apol igize 
If he should chance to sneeze; 
Quite suddenly he gave 
A funny little shriek, 

And everybody jumped in-to 
The middle of next week. 


And the little boy himself, 
Very nearly died of fright; 
Because he’d been so very 
Very, very impolite ! 



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^The Fan-[Tribe. 


0 far away by a tropic sea, 
■And near to a jungle del/, 
Neatb the scorching rays 
Of the sun's bright blaze, 
The fain tribe Indians dwell. 


No silken , satin or velvet gowns, 
No laces do they possess, 

But from year to year; 

They always appear 
in this fantastic dress. 












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fl e moon hai a hobt of children 
That never are seen, by day; 
5W eh! in the ni^ht 
Tis a pretty sight, 

■fo see them frolic and play. 


They harried the stars together, 
t^nd over their race-course ride ; 

Or father in crowds 
On the fleecy' clouds , 

A ad down on the moonbeams slide. 





A. suja^thy son a saua^e race, 
AViaue ^oun^ \ndian lad, 

Set out from shore in etli&M canoe, 
Uis foot on a lilvj-pad. 

Vfis oar u)as onl\^ a slender rust), 

He managed with natiue £race. 

And he hurried alonjj, for dose behind 
Another had §\uen chase. 


- Race,. 

"[o&ether theij darted adown the stream, 
Each poised in. \\' s ti^ht canoe , 

'Jill in their sinkings to keep ahead, 
Their oars were broken in two. 

f \nd ttiat was the end o\ tVie UUj-iace; 

for soon with, a saoa^e roar, 

Jl\e Indian bou,s jumped into the stream. 
And both them swam ashore. 





























































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Said fv!F^.J apane.se jq |v|i\s.Japanese., 

^e a n0 she H ad a T AlK v’ 

QfJ A PLEASANT SUMHjEiy Uf,Y, 

'(Shall I set /t f^iK-1 -s^ay ? 

Qiy WOULD you LIt^E TO TAKE/* LITTLE WALI^ 


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S^i q ^s.J apanese jo I^.Jap/anese,- 

yAh, SHE WAS H CLEVER SOUL ! - 

“If I C/\N ^AVE MY W/AY , 

You’ll j^qj qej /* ^-i-s^ay, 

Buy WIJH JHE CpiLDF^EN JAKE fK qUIEJ Sfl\OLL 




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Jh f^OUqH (jAfJCENS Jf^lM /AND fltyj, |0 SMELL JHE BLOSSOMS SWEEJ 

They qo, /\nd ovet\ fences cli^/ib, 

/And w|UN jhei ij w^lh; is do|Se, 

JhEY CIJY OUJ, EVEfJY 0 fsl E , 

'We’ve ^aq y\ lovely Japan-e./a$y jime ! 


Sq Japanese and |Mijs.Jadanese 
^nd jhe little Japaneses, jqo, 

StJ OUJ IN | NO IA N - pi LE , 

|n jhe veijy lajesj style, 

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Julips b right in the garden beds, 
Lift up their heads ; 

\io other blossoms are as gay 
/And proud as they. 

gut I know where some tulips grow. 

Ah , Yes , I know 
TTlore rich and sweet than any flower 
In garden bower. 

“Gjood morning !" say my tulips red, 

/As out of bed 

Jhey spring ; and other tulips greet 
With kisses sweet . 

/And that is why I love them so, 
You ought to know; 

^nd tulips you may likewise find 
Jo please your mind. 


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Pretty little nuns in their purple hoods, 
Lift their little faces fair, 

In THE LONELY CORNERS OF THE QUIET WOODS; 
/\ND MAKE A LITTLE CHAPEL THERE. 


T^ND PRETTY LITTLE NUNS IN THEIR PURPLE HOODS, 

XpDT IN LITTLE CLUSTERS, WHERE 
EY LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF THE GRAND OLD WOODS' 

JLnD REVERENTLY KNEEL IN PRAYER. 









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A Garflen Party for ijhree. 


Up in an apple-trie corner sat, 

A LITTLE GIRL AND A PUSSY-CAT, 

Just as cosy as they could wish, 
Eating out of a china dish. 


Close beside them a big black crow, The little girl had enough to eat; 

Saucy and thieyish he was, you know- The cat and the crow had a royal treat; 

Came and perched, saying "o dear me • And some other day in the apple-tree 

What a nice garden party for three i u There'll be a nice garden party for three • 


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.Black-eyed Susmf. 


W7?en a lot cf funny little folks, 

In black and yellow dresb, 
Topped up, and said "why ! how-de-do?" 
1 dlle black-eyed Susan,, 

Tretty courtesies made; 

Clever little Sukey-Sue ! 


Little black-eyed Susan 
Through the meadows went 
Tretty little Sukey-Sue! 

To visit her Grandmother 
Was the little maid's intent, 

Jlnd to wish her a \how-de-do ?“ 
Little black-eyed Susan 
Was a clever child; 

Tretty little Sukey -Sue ! 

(And ho every one who came along. 
She courtested and she smiled, 
With a nice little how -de-do ?" 

Xittte black-eyed Susan 
Stopped awhile to rest; 

Tretty little Sukey -Sue ! 


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Black-eyed Susans, sweetly said, 
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F°] impy - aridv- lanky maid, 

No skimpy-and-cranky jade, 
ykls dear little queer little etf ; 

JBut xoherever you find her, 
*Sh.e is dra£gin£ behind her, 

A Jhtnfloioer as bi£ as Herself ! 


children too rude and robust, 

Stxe turns up Tier nose in disgust, 
Tcs , she turns up her little nose. 

aSo >£sthetic;she coutdrCt, 

She declares, and she wouldn’t, 

JBe seen with such creatures as those! 


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